Effect of frothers on bubble size and foam stability in potash ore flotation systems

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Laskowski, Janusz S ^a   Cho, Yoon Seong ^a   Ding, Kejian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble coalescence; Bubble size; Dynamic foamability; Flotation; Flotation frothers; Potash ore flotation; Saturated brine

Indexed keywords

BRINES; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FOAMS; POTASH ORE TREATMENT;

META-STABLE FOAMS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

POTASSIUM CARBONATE; WATER;

BRINE; BUBBLE; FLOTATION; POTASH; SEPARATION CHARACTERISTICS; SOLID-SOLID SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FLOTATION; FOAM; FOAM STABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037829643     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810107     Document Type: Article

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